Pictures Taken  11/13/03

Frame set up to see how far along the bike has come.

Frame is in good shape, ready for all other parts.

Still a lot of work to do, but it's managable.

Seat has been sent out for recovering. Tech doing 
the work happened to be at ISDT/RR last year, 
said of 3 Yankees there, 2 were DNF for one 
reason or another. One was due to compression 
release, not sure what caused the other problem.

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Disassembly of the triple clamps revealed two 
Timken bearings very much needing replacement.
Everything was pretty well covered in heavy
grease, but the bearings were totaled, both
top, bottom, and the external races that 
fit in the steering head.

Is the bottom bearing pressed on? I imagine 
it would be, but heat isn't an option to get it 
off, due to the rubber bearing seal. 

Is the bottom triple clamp press fit, or 
threaded? If the bottom triple could come off, 
the bearing could be removed, and replaced. 
Parts needed are 07000LA902A1 
and 07204, two of each.

The bearings are on order now, I can get
the info about getting the old ones off
by the time the new ones arrive.

Next day shipping, not bad. Bottom triple was 
forced off the steering post, as was roller 
bearing. New bearings went on easy, both with 
a heavy coat of high-temp wheel bearing 
grease to keep out moisture and rust.

Starting to come back together, the seat should 
be recovered and ready next week. All new 
fasteners for the rest of the bike will be needed,
the old ones are too old or rusty to bother 
putting back on.

Still looks kind of bare, lots of mechanical work
before the engine is going to be ready.

This set of vise grips came with my first Yankee
brand new, 30 years ago. Tough as nails, just
like the bike, they still work great. 

Some other type of spanner wrench came with 
the bike, to tighten the exhaust flanges. 
They're in the garage somewhere also.

The carbs are starting to look better, you 
would never recognize them from the way they 
started out. Two weeks of soaking just to free 
up the slides. They still aren't as sooth as they 
should be, some more polishing will be needed, 
as well as rebuild kits for new gaskets, floats, etc.

The jet numbers on these are 122 on the 
main and 48 on the secondary, but the
#48 jet is solid, no hole in it. Is this
an idle jet, or a plug jet if this is a 
single jet carb?

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